Johnny Trí Nguyễn

For the Australian weightlifter, see Johnny Nguyen (weightlifter).

Johnny Trí Nguyễn (Vietnamese name Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trí, born January 16, 1974) is a Vietnamese–American martial artist, actor, action choreographer and stuntman who is mainly active in the Vietnamese film industry.^[1][2]

Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Johhnny Tri Nguyen in 2024
Born	Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trí (1974-01-16) January 16, 1974 (age 51) Bình Dương, South Vietnam (present–day Vietnam)
Nationality	Vietnamese American
Years active	1994–present
Other information
Occupation	Martial artist action choreographer stuntman
Children	2

Born in Bình Dương and raised in Trung An, Mỹ Tho, Nguyễn and his family immigrated to the United States of America when he was 9. He competed as a martial artist on the U.S. national team and then transitioned into a career as a stuntman in Hollywood, working on films such as Spider-Man 2 and Jarhead.^[3]

Nguyễn later returned to Vietnam and starred in The Rebel, a period martial arts film released in 2007 and directed by his brother Charlie Nguyễn. It was a massive success in Vietnam, garnering unprecedented attention for a locally made film.^[4] Nguyễn followed The Rebel by starring in a steady stream of hit films, many of which were directed by his brother, including Clash in 2009, Để Mai tính in 2010 and Tèo Em in 2013, all of which broke box office records at the time of release.^[5][6][7] In a controversial decision, Vietnamese censors banned Nguyễn's 2013 action film Bui Doi Cho Lon for its violent content.^[8]

Besides his work in Vietnamese films, Nguyễn has had supporting roles in major films from Thailand (Tony Jaa's Tom-Yum-Goong)^[9] and India (7 Aum Arivu^[10] and Irumbu Kuthirai).

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	We Were Soldiers	Young NVA Lieutenant
2003	Cradle 2 the Grave	Ling's Henchman	Johnny Nguyễn's Hollywood film debut
	Buổi sáng đầu năm	Tuấn
2004	Spider-Man 2		Stunts and Stunts double: Tobey Maguire in (Spider-Man)
	Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon	Quicksilver
	Ella Enchanted	Red Knight
2005	Color Blind	Kato
	Demon Hunter	Guard #5
	Tom-Yum-Goong (The Protector or Người bảo vệ)	Johnny
2006	Hồn Trương Ba, da hàng thịt [vi]	Trương Ba
2007	The Rebel (Dòng máu anh hùng)	Cường	at the time the highest-grossing film in Vietnamese history
	Sài Gòn nhật thực	Trọng Hải
2008	Kiss of the Death (Nụ hôn thần chết)	Thần chết Du	also set new box office records
2009	Power Kids (5 Huajai Hero)	Pada
	Clash (Bẫy rồng)	Quân / Hổ
2010	Để Mai tính [vi]	Anh chàng đồng tính Johnny
2011	7 Aum Arivu (Seventh Sense)	Dong Lee	Indian Tamil-language film
2012	Cưới ngay kẻo lỡ [vi]	Hồ Sơn [11]
	Chuộc tội [12]	Chưa có thông tin
2013	Bụi đời Chợ Lớn [vi]	Phong bụi	[13]
	Tèo em [vi]	Tí	held the record for highest grossing Vietnamese film of all time until Vengeful Heart dethroned it in 2014 [14]
2014	Irumbu Kuthirai (Iron Horse)	Don Stoney	Biker, Indian Tamil Language film
2014	Để Mai tính 2	Peddler
2016	Fanatic (Fan cuồng)	Gia Nghị
2017	Babysitters at Work (Vú em tập sự)	Trường
2020	Da 5 Bloods	Vinh	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture